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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1906
Page
22
A Washington Post commentary reprints a Sew York Sun piece arguing about Abyssinia and the 1887 treaty with Ethiopia. It weighs treaty rights, commerce, customs, and the impact on U.S. interests and mentions Morocco and colonial rivalries. It also reflects on American immigration and industrial assimilation in Massachusetts amid foreign-born workers.
In a foreign policy reflection, the author lauds Secretary Root for avoiding meddling in the Congo Free State while criticizing British aggression and sensational reformers. The piece cites an international Congo commission and a London Review of Reviews report, arguing restraint and caution in U.S. intervention and highlighting broader geopolitical pressures. It also connects to Vanderbilt and Johnson Motley events as moral contrasts.
An article juxtaposes a humorous folk tune reference with a sharp political diatribe accusing New England whites of treasonous anti federal sentiment fifty years ago. It quotes Wendell Phillips and Bishop Turner, notes slaveholding defenses, and condemns attacks on the American flag while reflecting on historical racial tensions and national loyalty.
Fragmented relato of race tensions and personal reminiscences touches on the New York Press, Bishop Turner, and social judgments. It recalls a life in boarding houses, music, and cards, with lines about love, duty, poverty, and family, ending with a countermove on class expectations.
An overview of Massachusetts immigration politics in the 19th century notes the Know Nothing movement’s rise, Irish immigrant literacy efforts, and shifting party power. It cites census figures for foreign-born residents, labor roles, and the impact on local governance and industry, with emphasis on Massachusetts social dynamics and demographic changes.
An 19th century style critique defends actors against social prejudice while arguing character shapes virtue more than profession. It cites Garrick Kemble Siddons Irving and others to claim civilization grows when public life honors worthy actors and condemns bigotry.
The piece discusses Emperor William's twenty-fifth wedding anniversary and the marriage of Duchess Charlotte of Oldenburg to Prince Fitel Fritz, praising domestic life. It then covers the complexities of choosing noble titles in Britain, citing controversies over Lord Michelham and others, and ends with anecdotes about Strathcona and a Cannes-like tale of aristocratic lineage.
The New York Sun reports postal clerks officials injured and killed on railway wrecks while on duty. It notes government standards since 1894 and 1904 revisions, rail carriers testing all steel or steel-sheathed cars with reinforced frames. Clerks favor heavier cars for safety, and a future shift to steel or heavily reinforced metal cars seems likely, potentially replacing wooden coaches.
A Unionist MP from Chichester, Mrs Talbot uses an American phonograph to deliver his speeches after his campaign setback. She tours Sussex constituencies with the device, drawing large crowds and boosting his return to Parliament with a larger majority. Lord Talbot, aged 51, is to assume the Norfolk earldom in due course.
A collected jumble of satirical exchanges from Chicago News and local banter parodies political bribery and social quirks. The pieces feature a lobbyist pressing for a Mrs State Senator Jiggins vote, comic misreadings on a coin slots, dream talk, and wry lines about fame fortune and home life.
Secretary Charles A Edwards issues call for a Democratic Congressional Committee meeting to elect officers and organize for the campaign. Attendees include members from Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Illinois Kentucky Mississippi New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas West Virginia and others.
At a meeting of the Permanent Pan American Railway Committee chaired by FL G Pais plans were laid to report progress to the Pan American Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Joaquin D Casasus, Mexico’s ambassador, was elected to fill the vacancy after Te Aspirozur’s death. Aspirozur attended the meeting. Casasus has been linked with Mexican railway development and previously served on the Pan American Conference in Mexico in 1901.
The Treasury decision by Tracewell aligns Revenue Cutter Service travel expenses with Army officer rules. Captains may claim higher baggage and personal-item allowances than subordinate officers, with freight limits up to 7200 pounds for baggage. Lieutenants receive smaller limits, and travel reimbursements depend on Treasury Secretary discretion. Personal baggage transport on passenger trains is not reimbursed.
Secretary Robert J Thompson of the Lafayette Women's Commission reports preparations for final casting of the Lafayette statue and its dedication set for September 1, with a special Providence foundry building the casting. A preliminary dedication occurred in Paus on July 4 1890 when the monument stood in temporary form amid negative reception.
The January 1906 report by the Commissioner of Pensions shows 442 297 pensioners enrolled on January 31, a 14 percent rise from December 1905. Civil war invalids numbered 67 588, deaths reduced the roll by 2 930, net loss to the pension run for January totaled 3 184 pensioners.
An appeal from President Rosa yvelts famine fund asks for contributions to aid Japan. Donations for the Japanese Red Cross can be sent to FJR Sharp, treasurer, Amt of the State Bisug Bank and Tias. Also noted are fourth class postmaster appointments in various towns and names of appointees.
A flotilla of national figures including Bristow Lewis and James Campbell gather in Toledo at the New Willard, discussing politics, immigration, tariffs, and a possible Senate bid while observers note the independent mayoral scene and Henry Lewis’s literary prominence in a bustling lobby scene.
A magnificent portrait of Secretary Frew has been praised by a New York gallery as the finest yet in the department’s collection. The work, by an renowned artist, is admired for its lifelike detail and reverent treatment. It is not yet owned by the department but may be purchased to complete the head-of-department portraits.
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